Apparatus and method for lowering and raising a trailer

A landing gear assembly, comprising:

• a leg assembly including an upper first portion and a lower second portion telescopingly received within the upper first portion between a retracted position and an extended position;
• a gear assembly operably coupled to the first and second leg portions, and configured to telescopingly move the first and second leg portions with respect to one another between the retracted and extended positions, the gear assembly including an input shaft;
• and
• a drive assembly coupled to the gear assembly, comprising:
• a gear arrangement that includes a planetary gear arrangement configured to drive the input shaft of the gear assembly at a first speed and at a second speed that is different than the first speed as the leg moves from the retracted position to the extended position;
• an electric motor configured to drive the gear arrangement gear assembly via the planetary gear arrangement;
• a battery configured to provide power to the motor;
• and
• a controller configured to move the gear arrangement between a first configuration where the gear arrangement operates at the first speed, and a second configuration where the gear arrangement operates at the second speed based on an electric current drawn by the motor.